Archive for October 30, 2008
Florida marriage amendment support nears victory level
Poll results released last Friday show voter support for Florida’s Amendment 2, which would reaffirm the definition of marriage as... Read more
Archbishop Gomez: ‘culture of life’ issues cannot be dismissed from public debate
Archbishop of San Antonio Jose Gomez has published a column in the San Antonio Express News lamenting the “troubling” absence... Read more
Bishop corrects Michigan governor’s ‘shocking’ endorsement of embryo research proposal
Bishop of Lansing Earl Boyea has rebuked Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s Sunday endorsement of a ballot proposal which would remove... Read more
Pope describes Catholicism as the ‘cornerstone’ of Canadian society
Anne Leahy, Canada’s new ambassador to the Holy See, was received by Pope Benedict XVI on Thursday morning at an... Read more
Terrorists bomb Catholic university in Spain
The University of Navarra, a Catholic school in Pamplona, Spain was bombed by the Basque separatist group ETA on Thursday... Read more
Diocese of Scranton warns about messages from liberal ‘Catholic’ groups
The Diocese of Scranton, Pennsylvania has continued educating its members on the importance of life during this election season. In... Read more
Officials order removal of abortion pill advertising in Costa Rica
The National Control of Advertising Board in Costa Rica ruled this week that radio ads promoting the abortion pill as... Read more
Vatican issues new document on using psychology to improve formation of seminarians
The Congregation for Catholic Education has issued a new document whose purpose is to ensure that adequate discernment and formation... Read more
Presidential candidate in Panama rejects proposed reproductive health law
Panamanian presidential candidate Juan Carlos Varela has expressed his rejection of a proposed law on sexual and reproductive health that... Read more
John Paul II’s Christian humanism ‘rescues’ Vatican II document, Weigel says
Gaudium et Spes, the Pastoral Constitution of the Second Vatican Council, rightly recognized that the question of man’s identity is... Read more
Cardinal Cipriani calls on parents not to grow weary of teaching the faith
The Archbishop of Lima, Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani, has described the Great Mission of Lima as an invitation to all... Read more
Indian Catholic priest attacked in August succumbs to injuries
An Indian priest from the state of Tamil Nadu who was attacked by Hindu extremists in August died from his... Read more
